Yokomsa Posted September 10, 2006 Report Posted September 10, 2006 Does anyone have any knowledge of websites or books that have references to what the pioneers ate on the trek to Utah?Things I am looking for is- The way they might have baked bread on the trail.Wild game and fowl recipes (We are planning to buy the deer, rabbit, etc. to cook!)Food preservationWhat I am looking for is recipes to reproduce for a possible Pioneer Day celebration. Quote
Princess3dward Posted September 10, 2006 Report Posted September 10, 2006 http://www.fastq.com/~jbpratt/lds/resources/pioneers.html(I hope this is a good one)About the bread...Over a fire?I don't know the details or where to find it. Sorry.. Quote
StarGazer Posted September 11, 2006 Report Posted September 11, 2006 We have a journal kept by a relative who made the trek, and the only reference he makes to cooking meat is that it was always cooked on a spit over the fire, and salted. He also wrote that when they had extra meat, they'd pack it in salt to keep it until they needed to eat it. Hope that helps! Quote
Yokomsa Posted September 11, 2006 Author Report Posted September 11, 2006 We have a journal kept by a relative who made the trek, and the only reference he makes to cooking meat is that it was always cooked on a spit over the fire, and salted. He also wrote that when they had extra meat, they'd pack it in salt to keep it until they needed to eat it. Hope that helps!What a wonderful treasure to have! A journal from a family member that made the trek! Thank you for the information. I a slowly getting more information together because I will probably have to practice a few of the recipes before the event. Thank you http://www.fastq.com/~jbpratt/lds/resources/pioneers.html(I hope this is a good one)About the bread...Over a fire?I don't know the details or where to find it. Sorry.. Thanks for the website! It is a start and I have found some resources like sourdough starters and stuff. I will keep looking Quote
Guest MrsS Posted September 12, 2006 Report Posted September 12, 2006 My brother belongs to a group who call themselves Mountain Men. They dress up, cook, live and talk in the era. You might try googling Mountain Man Rendezvous. He is out on one right now, so I can't ask him. I know that he cooks everything in cast iron kettles, cookware. He has baked bread in his biggest cast iron kettle, and cake too. Quote
john doe Posted September 12, 2006 Report Posted September 12, 2006 Don't forget the coffee! My G-Grandpa used to tell how the best thing about coming up to the campsite after a long day of walking or riding was having a nice hot cup of coffee to warm up with. Quote
Yokomsa Posted September 12, 2006 Author Report Posted September 12, 2006 Don't forget the coffee! My G-Grandpa used to tell how the best thing about coming up to the campsite after a long day of walking or riding was having a nice hot cup of coffee to warm up with.Smells good... tastes yucky! I prefer Decaf Chai Tea with Sugar-Free vanilla syrup. To me, it reminds me of warm pumpkin pie with whipped cream if it is done right Quote
BenRaines Posted September 12, 2006 Report Posted September 12, 2006 Most everything the pioneers cooked was in dutch ovens. It wasn't all that exciting it was to exist not to entertain. There are stories of boiling their harnesses for the oxen for soup. All meat if not fresh was salted and dried. Like jerky but not near as nice as what you buy in the store.For dutch oven cooking there are an abundance of sites. www.lodgemfg.comType in your search engine Dutch Oven Cooking and the list goes on and on.Ben Raines Quote
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